Bloomberg Law
July 5, 2016, 12:51 PM UTC

No Brexit Without Vote in Parliament, London Law Firm Warns

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By Robert Hutton and Kit Chellel, Bloomberg News

Mishcon de Reya, a top London law firm, said it’s representing a group of unidentified clients threatening legal action against the British government if it tries to initiate the process of leaving the European Union without consulting parliament.

The formal start to Brexit talks is likely to be the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Mishcon de Reya said in a statement that this process can only begin with parliament’s consent. The U.K. government’s position is that it’s a decision for whoever is prime minister after David Cameron tendered his ...

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